Combined desk and chair



-June 23, 1925.

o. G. HENDERSON COMBINED DESK AND CHAIR Filed Nov. 13, 1 2 Sheets-Sheet1 June 23, 1925. 1,543,500

0. G. HENDERSON COMBINED DESK AND CHAIR Filed Nov. 13. 1923- 2Sheets-Shae) 2 Patented June 23, 1925.

; PATENT 'oF-F oE,

OLIVE HENDERSON; 1 ANN ARBOR, I G

commune DESK AND CHAIR.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, O IVE Grncn HEN- DERSON,a citizen of the Ul ii'ted' statea re siding at Ann Arbor, in the countyof ashtenaw and" State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Combined Desks and Chairs, ofwhiclr the following isaf-ull, clealy and exact speoification.

This. inventioirrelatesto. desks and chairs 1 which may be separated .or;knockeddown for convenient transportation, and quickly and securelyassembled or. fastened: together for use ina classroom? or elsewhere. Another object is to'provide'improved means for hinging or attachingthercover of the storage compartment thereto, whereby said cover may beconveniently opened and closedras required, .and may always have itsinner edge abut-ted closely against the adjacent edge of the desktop.Other objects will appeaixas the description.proceeds.

The invention will be firsthereinafter described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, andthen more specifically defined in the claims at the end ofthe'description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters areused to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

F igurel is a perspective View of a chair, desk and storage compartment,all constructed substantially in accordance with this invention andshown separated from one another, as for convenient transportation. v

Figure 2 is a, detailed perspective view of the wooden stripconstituting the arm of the chair.

-Figure 3 is a perspective offtheupper portion of the storagecompartment withthe cover partially opened.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section of the storage compartment and itscover taken on the line IVIV of Flgure 1. V

Figure 5- is aside elevationofthe desk,

'Application filed November'l3, 1923. Serial No. 674,564.

. chair and storage compartment assembled;

' Figure 6 is a section on the ,line ,VI1VI ofFiglur'efi. I

'Figure '7 is a section onthe line. VIIVII of Figure 6.

Figure is a perspective View of-fthe upper portion of: the storagecompartment.

and adjacent-part of'the desk showing the cover of saidstoragecompartmentfully opened, and

"Figure V9 is a section onthe li neiIX sIX' of Figure 8.

"The chair 1 has :a seat12 land 5 back 3, the

latter preferably. having two cross, pieces, or

back rests at and 5. A'shelf GIisJarranged below" the seat "being.suitably V secured r'be tween strips-7 extending between the rear legs-8 and the frontiilegs 9' of theLchair. Below thesh'elf 6 aifoot rest 10is mounted to slide being guidedby the shelf and ledges 11 i secured to:the inner faces of the strips 7. Legs are secured'to the frontedgeportion of the foot' rest 10 for supporting the same-iwlielrit isprojected 'in' Iront of the chair to accommodate asmall child, as fullyexplained in; my 1 Patent No. 1,423,661, referred to above. Said legs 12also aid in supporting the front of the chair, the legs 9' preferablyterminating just below the level of the shelf. Thefront of the chair issupported also,-of course, by the desk when the latter isfastenedtherto, as will be'hereinafter explained. I

The leg 9 at; the right hand=front corner of the chair extends above theseat Q, and said upwardly extending portion ,13 thereof serves tosupport the a'ngle portion of a metal bracket 14. "Said bracketcomprises two 7 arms 15 and 16 arranged at right angles to one another,and said bracket including saidarms is-formed ofangle iron reinforcedbya gusset plate 17 i at the angle oiyjuiiction of said arms 15 and 16,The arm-15 extends-fromthe upper endof the extension 13 of-the 1leg9-ito-tl1e back-cf tended to be had' at that side.

ThedesklS comprises a top 19 supported 011 front legs or T supports19,1reaching tothe sion 13 of the chair by bolts 22.

floor, and a bracket 20 having a vertical arm 21 arranged at the righthand rear corner of said desk top 19 and adapted to be bolted to the leg9 and its upward exten- Said vertical arm 21 of the bracket 20terminates above the floor and substantially on the same level as saidleg 9 of the chair. The bracket 20, which is made of angle-ironreinforced by a gusset plate 23, has a horizontal arm24 secured belowthe rear edge of the desk top 19. l/Vhen the desk and chair areassembled, said horizontal arm 24 of the bracket 20 is bolted to thehorizontal arm 16 of the bracket 14 by bolts 25.

The legs 19 of the desk are connected together a short distance abovetheir lower ends by one arm 26 of a bracket 27 which has another arm 28connecting the lower end of the vertical arm 21 of the bracket 20 to theright handleg 19. Said bracket 27 is made of angle iron and the arms 26and 28 are arranged at right angles to one another and reinforced by agusset plate 29. The left hand end of the desk top 19 is supported by abracket 30 having a vertical arm 31 suitably fastened to the rear faceof the left hand leg 19, and a horizontal arm 32, see Figure 6, suitablysecured to the under surface of said desk top. The bracket 30 is alsopreferably made of angle-iron and reinforced at the juncture between itsarms 31 and 32 by a gusset plate 33. It will be noted that the desk maybe quickly attached to the chair by means of the bolts 22 and 25, theformer bolts securing the vertical arm 21 of the bracket 20 to the righthand leg 9 and its extension 13 of the chair, while the latter boltsfasten the horizontal arm 24 of said bracket 20 to the front. arm 16 ofthe bracket 14 of the chair. hen thus assembled, the legs 19 at thefront edge of the desk serve to support the front of the chair, and therear legs 8 of the chair serve to support the rear edge of the desk.

It will be noted that the rear edge of the desk top 19 overhangs thevertical arm 24 of the bracket 20, so that when the desk and chair areassembled, said rear edge of the desk top covers the front arm 16 of thebracket 14. A slab 34 underlies the desk top 19 and extends beyond thesame at the right hand end of the desk, providing a ledge 35 in which agroove 36 is formed for holding pens, pencils, pens and the like. Theadjacent front corner of the desk top may be equipped with an inkwell37.

A storage compartment or box 38 is adapted to be suitably secured to theright hand end of the desk by bolts 44, Figure 3, and said compartmenthas a cover 39 adapted to form a continuation of the desk top 19, theinner edge of said cover, when the latter is closed, abutting the righthand end of, said desk top 19 and covering the ledge 35 and the groove36 formed therein. The cover 39 of the compartment 38 has sliding hingeconnection which permits said cover to always abut against the adjacentend of the desk top when said cover is closed, and which also permitsthe cover to be partially opened while remaining in a horizontal plane.The covermay thus be moved horizontally to a sufficient extent to permitaccess to the groove 36 in the ledge 35, and even to allow access to theleft hand portion of the compartment 38 without raising said cover orswinging it out of its horizontal position.

Said sliding hinge connection between the cover 39 and storagecompartment 38 includes a pair of metal strips 40 having horizontalslots 41 and secured to the inner faces of the end walls of saidcompartment so that said slotted portions extend above the top edge ofthe compartment and into grooves 42 in the undersurface of the cover 39.Pivot pins 43 are driven lengthwise of the cover 39 from both endsthereof so as to extend across the adjacent grooves 42 and through theslots 41 in the corresponding metal strips 40. Said pivot pins are pref:

erably arranged about midway between the lateral edges of the cover, andthe outer ends of the slotted portions of the metal strips 40 preferablyproject beyond the right hand lateral wall of the compartment 38, sothat said cover may be moved horizontally to partially open the sameuntil the pivot pins 43 engage the projecting ends of the slottedportions of the metal strips 40, as shown in Figure 3, and said covermay then be fully opened by swinging the same to a vertical position, asshown in Figures 8 and 9.

I claim:

1.. The combination, with a chair having supporting legs of its own, anarm at one side of said chair formed by onearm of a horizontal anglebracket, the other arm of said bracket extending from said arm acrossthe front of the'chair, of a desk having supporting legs of its own, andmeans for detachably fastening said desk to said bracket arm whichextends across the front of the chair, whereby the desk and chair may besecured together for use or knocked down for transportation. I

2. The combination, with a chair having an arm at one side thereofformed by one arm of an angle bracket of metal, the other arm ofsaidbracket extending across the front of the chair, of a desk, means fordetachably fastening said desk to said bracket arm which extends acrossthe front of the chair, said desk having its top overlapping said lastmentioned bracket arm when the desk is secured thereto, and an arm platesecured to and overlying the bracket arm forming the arm of the chair.

3. The combination, with a chair having one of its front legs extendedabove the chair seat, of an arm for the chair supported by said legextension, a rigid member also member extending across the front of the.

chair, and means for cletachably securing said vertical member to saidchair leg and its extension and said horizontal member to said rigidmember of the chair for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with a chair, of an angle bracket having one armarranged at one side of the chair to form a chair arm, the other arm ofsaid bracket extending across the front of the chair, a chair leg havingan upward extension to support said bracket at the angle thereof, a deskhaving an angle bracket secured thereto, one arm of said bracket beingdisposed vertically to engage said chair leg and its extension, theother arm of said desk bracket extending horizontally below the top ofthe desk to engage the arm of the chair bracket which extends across thefront of the chair, and means for detachably fastening the desk bracketto said arm of the chair bracket and to said chair leg and itsextension.

5. The combination, with a chair, of an angle bracket having one armarranged at one side of the chair to form a chair arm, the other arm ofsaid bracket extending across the front of the chair, a chair leg havingan upward extension for supporting said bracket at the angle thereof, adesk having an angle bracket with one arm disposed vertically to engagesaid chair leg and its extension, the other arm of said desk bracketextending horizontally below the desk top to engage the front arm of thechair bracket, means for detachably fastening the desk bracket to thefront arm of the chair bracket and to said chair leg and its extension,desk legs reaching to the floor from the remote corners of the desk top,and an angle bracket having one arm connecting said desk legs and theother arm connecting one of said desk legs with the lower end portion ofthe vertical arm of said desk bracket.

6. The combination, with a chair, of an angle bracket having one armarranged at one side of the chair to form a chair arm, the other arm ofsaid bracket extending across the front of the chair, a chair leg havingan upward extension for supporting said bracket at the angle thereof, adesk having an angle bracket with one arm disposed vertically to engagesaid chair leg and its extension, the other arm of said desk bracketextending horizontally below the desk top 7 to engage the front arm ofthe chair bracket,

means for detachably fastening the desk bracket to the front arm of thechair bracket and to said chair leg and its extension, desk legsreaching to the floor from the remote corners of the desk top, an anglebracket having one arm connecting said desk legs and the other armconnecting one of said desk legs with the lower end portion of thevertical arm of said desk bracket, and an angle bracket secured to theother one of said desk legs for supporting the adjacent end of the desktop.

7. The combination, with a chair, having an arm at one side and a rigidmember extending from said arm across the front of the chair, of a chairleg having an extension above the chair seat for supporting said arm andrigid member, said chair leg terminating at its lower end at a distanceabove the floor, a desk having legs reaching to the floor from itsremote corners, a vertical member extending downwardly from the desk topto engage said chair leg and its extension, said vertical member alsoterminating at its lower end at a distance from the floor, a horizontalmember extending below the desk from the upper end of said verticalmember to engage said front rigid member of the chair, and means fordetachably fastening said vertical and horizontal members of the desk tosaid chair leg and its extension and to said front rigid member of thechair, respectively.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

OLIVE G. HENDERSON.

